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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

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226I Enforcement of fines etc.: interpretation

(1) In this section and sections 226A to 226H of this Act— ... ... ... ... “ enforcement order ” is to be construed in accordance with section 226B(1) and (4) to (6) of this Act; “ FEO ” means a fines enforcement officer; ... ... “ offender ” means the person who is liable to pay a relevant penalty; “relevant court”— in the case of a fine or compensation order, means— the court which imposed the penalty; or where the penalty is transferred to another court, that other court; in the case of another relevant penalty (apart from a penalty specified by order for the purposes of this section), means— the court whose clerk is specified in the notice to the offender; or where the penalty is transferred to another court, that other court; in the case of a penalty specified by order for the purposes of this section, means— the court whose clerk is specified in the notice to the offender; where the penalty is transferred to another court, that other court; or such other court as the order may specify for those purposes. ... “ relevant penalty ” means— a fine; a compensation order imposed under section 249 of this Act; a fixed penalty offer made under section 302(1) of this Act; a compensation offer made under section 302A(1) of this Act; a fixed penalty notice given under section 54 (giving notices for fixed penalty offences) or section 62 (fixing notices to vehicles) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53); a fixed penalty notice given under section 129 (fixed penalty notices) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8); such other penalty as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify for the purposes of this section. (1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) An order specifying a penalty or a court for the purpose of this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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226I Enforcement of fines etc.: interpretation

(1) In this section and sections 226A to 226H of this Act— ... ... ... ... “ enforcement order ” is to be construed in accordance with section 226B(1) and (4) to (6) of this Act; “ FEO ” means a fines enforcement officer; ... ... “ offender ” means the person who is liable to pay a relevant penalty; “relevant court”— in the case of a fine or compensation order, means— the court which imposed the penalty; or where the penalty is transferred to another court, that other court; in the case of another relevant penalty (apart from a penalty specified by order for the purposes of this section), means— the court whose clerk is specified in the notice to the offender; or where the penalty is transferred to another court, that other court; in the case of a penalty specified by order for the purposes of this section, means— the court whose clerk is specified in the notice to the offender; where the penalty is transferred to another court, that other court; or such other court as the order may specify for those purposes. ... “ relevant penalty ” means— a fine; a compensation order imposed under section 249 of this Act; a fixed penalty offer made under section 302(1) of this Act; a compensation offer made under section 302A(1) of this Act; a fixed penalty notice given under section 54 (giving notices for fixed penalty offences) or section 62 (fixing notices to vehicles) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53); a fixed penalty notice given under section 129 (fixed penalty notices) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8); such other penalty as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify for the purposes of this section. (1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) An order specifying a penalty or a court for the purpose of this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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